Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.6° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
687
590
502
432
377
377
813
817
768
581
530
492
367
323
217
150
144
133
100
67
198
173
176
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:48AM1.81m
00:11AM1.75m
12:47PM1.92m
1:09AM1.81m
1:44PM2.02m
2:06AM1.88m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.30m
6:23AM0.19m
7:01PM0.24m
7:19AM0.11m
7:59PM0.18m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
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